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"morning joe" starts right now. >>> romney just released an ad in which, for the first time he speaks directly to camera. in all the other ads, you don't see him talking to the camera. you just hear his voice and see him walking around. the goal is to show he does care about americans who are struggling financially. he does a pretty good job with it. >> it many americans are
"morning joe" starts right now. >>> romney just released an ad in which, for the first time he speaks directly to camera. in all the other ads, you don't see him talking to the camera. you just hear his voice and see him walking around. the goal is to show he does care about americans who are struggling financially. he does a pretty good job with it. >> it many americans are
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it can't be. >> in terms of the romney campaign strategy right now, though, do they try to make it a big deal now? they have introduced a new hash tag, full repeal. mr. romney gave a rooftop press conference after the health reform ruling trying to be more militant on the issue than he has before. are they doing that just to get it out of the way? don't you feel the base will have to be revved up about it in the fall. >> every day that they're not talking about the economy, they're losing this election. this ended up being a very good week for president obama despite the fact his attorney general was, you know, held in contempt of congress. now, that happens because he gets his big win. every time they talk about it, they remind the world that john roberts sided with barack obama. i mean, basically, it's like suggesting there is some kind of unholy alliance in which literally the universe aligned for president obama. in that sense, no, i think that ultimately, they're going to pivot away from this as quickly as they can. they're going to show the massive resistance, but they're going
it can't be. >> in terms of the romney campaign strategy right now, though, do they try to make it a big deal now? they have introduced a new hash tag, full repeal. mr. romney gave a rooftop press conference after the health reform ruling trying to be more militant on the issue than he has before. are they doing that just to get it out of the way? don't you feel the base will have to be revved up about it in the fall. >> every day that they're not talking about the economy, they're...
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governor romney is right, it was a two-week delay. if you look at the transcript of the rose garden interview, the president didn't talk about a terrorist act. he referred to general acts of terror in the abstract. so i think that interchange was a little confusing for many viewers, but the plain english is very clear. >> can i just ask you something. there are a lot of on the governor's tax plan and i think he did a good job depefending i. i'm surprised that he didn't talk about getting the spending share of gdp down from 20% to 4%, no matter how you slice that will be something close to $2 trillion which would not only help balance the tax plan but probably would promote growth by taking less out of the private sector. where was the spending restraint, which i might add is so politiccally popular? >> well, larry, you're asking a great question. when governor romney was talking about the need for social security and medicare reform, when he talked about federal debt, that's clearly discussion of the need to restrain federal spending,
governor romney is right, it was a two-week delay. if you look at the transcript of the rose garden interview, the president didn't talk about a terrorist act. he referred to general acts of terror in the abstract. so i think that interchange was a little confusing for many viewers, but the plain english is very clear. >> can i just ask you something. there are a lot of on the governor's tax plan and i think he did a good job depefending i. i'm surprised that he didn't talk about getting...
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don't believe what mitt romney is saying." all right, here's what the president said that got him into trouble with the republicans. >> jon: all right, good on you, steve doocy. i made fun of you in the past as being a bit of a tool. ( laughter ). throw pillow of misinformation. disingenuous muppet-shaped propaganda dude, my apologies. you're new going to play the unedited version showing the line immediately before the "you didn't build that line" the ones about the roads and bridges so thank you. >> here's what the president said that got him into trouble with the republicans. >> if you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own. you didn't get there on your own. i'm always struck by people who think, wow, it must be because i was just so smart. there are a lot of smart people out there. it must be because i worked harder than everybody else. let me tell you something-- there are a whole bunch of hardworking people out there. if you've got a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. >> jon: w
don't believe what mitt romney is saying." all right, here's what the president said that got him into trouble with the republicans. >> jon: all right, good on you, steve doocy. i made fun of you in the past as being a bit of a tool. ( laughter ). throw pillow of misinformation. disingenuous muppet-shaped propaganda dude, my apologies. you're new going to play the unedited version showing the line immediately before the "you didn't build that line" the ones about the roads...
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that's right. mr. romney going to washington to have lump with tnch with thet and the press not invited. let's bring in our panel. gang, great to have you all here. perry, let's he's first talk about the dynamics of this lunch today. this race was so contentious, so drawn out, that at one point during the debates, the governor's son -- governor romney's son, said he wanted to take a swing at the president. so the lunch may be tradition, but it's also going to be a little bit awkward, right, for these two guys to be in the same room. >> let me make two points. i think it will be awkward. in 2008, john mccain and president obama had a similar lunch and you see how that took us. been perhaps the sharpest critic of barack obama since then. so i don't see them as emerging as very close friends. the second point -- >> in modern times, mitt has not returned to washington for a job. so mitt romney went home whereas other presidential losers have gone back to d.c. to go back to work like a mccain. >> i agree, b
that's right. mr. romney going to washington to have lump with tnch with thet and the press not invited. let's bring in our panel. gang, great to have you all here. perry, let's he's first talk about the dynamics of this lunch today. this race was so contentious, so drawn out, that at one point during the debates, the governor's son -- governor romney's son, said he wanted to take a swing at the president. so the lunch may be tradition, but it's also going to be a little bit awkward, right, for...
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is the romney message right now enough to counter that obama narrative? even if you think that narrative is false, is it enough to persuade those independent voters? >> paul, i think they are beginning to find their way into that debate. obama is counting on the fact that the american people are tremendously anxious about the economic situation. the romney document goes into some depth about not just unemployment, but the jobs crisis. there's this deep structural jobs crisis, the worst we've had since the desuppression. >> right. >> and they're beginning to address that and connect the policies like deregulation, to the reasons for why there's no job growth in the economy. and i think that that's going to probably resonate with a lot of voters. >> and just to underline how it's resonating. beneath the headlines of the jobs, terrible news, u-6 people unemployed and people who have given up because they're discouraged and the neighbor force participation going down. and the reality is terrible and i think you have to say that the president's policies have f
is the romney message right now enough to counter that obama narrative? even if you think that narrative is false, is it enough to persuade those independent voters? >> paul, i think they are beginning to find their way into that debate. obama is counting on the fact that the american people are tremendously anxious about the economic situation. the romney document goes into some depth about not just unemployment, but the jobs crisis. there's this deep structural jobs crisis, the worst...
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. >> the fact is right now it is neck and neck. that is a pretty good spot to be in. >> reporter: romney is facing questions about his tax rate. he estimates he pays about 15% tax ons his income. many americans, who earn less that him, pay a higher percentage in tax. why he has not released his return. >> when they are released in april i will release my return. >> reporter: just before the debate gingrich shows a 31% rate. but he played defense about his ex-wife's allegation that he wanted an open marriage. >> i am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that. >> reporter: he says the allegations are false. he risen in the polls in the recent days. >> i guess you do this all of time? [ laughter ] >> reporter: rick santorum says it is a 3-candidate race. >> we want let's government and we -- less government and more freedom. >> ron paul survived iowa and new hampshire. vowing like the others to continue to the next battlegrounds whatever south carolina decides. in washington, emily schmidt. >>> now, to t
. >> the fact is right now it is neck and neck. that is a pretty good spot to be in. >> reporter: romney is facing questions about his tax rate. he estimates he pays about 15% tax ons his income. many americans, who earn less that him, pay a higher percentage in tax. why he has not released his return. >> when they are released in april i will release my return. >> reporter: just before the debate gingrich shows a 31% rate. but he played defense about his ex-wife's...
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we recognize israel's right to defend itself and that it is right for america to stand with you. >> romney also met briefly with the palestinian prime minister. romney was swarmed by worshippers on his visit to jerusalem's wailing wall, one of the police triazine to use them. he placed a note in one of the will snitches and paused for a few moments of meditation. and -- anne romney did the same. the presidential hopeful will complete his foreign tour in poland. >> of course, you recall that mitt romney made a pretty big gap in london and it made headlines around the world. but what impact did it have on the presidential race back here at home? that was our discussion tonight. >> it was difficult in the short term and it will be damaging -- we will find out if it to build into some larger perception that the obama campaign will try to build of romney as a loose cannon or somebody who is unpredictable. if it does that, then it will be trouble for him down the road. right now it appears to have been just a couple of days story. >> vagueit has been about 24 hours that he has been in israel. >>
we recognize israel's right to defend itself and that it is right for america to stand with you. >> romney also met briefly with the palestinian prime minister. romney was swarmed by worshippers on his visit to jerusalem's wailing wall, one of the police triazine to use them. he placed a note in one of the will snitches and paused for a few moments of meditation. and -- anne romney did the same. the presidential hopeful will complete his foreign tour in poland. >> of course, you...
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they argue it was money well spent, defining governor romney right after he clinched the republican nomination. in the 12 top battle ground states the obama campaign has spent more than $100 million since may on ads like this one. >> a new $250,000 tax cut to millionaires. >> reporter: attacking mr. romney's business record and tax plan. the obama campaign contends the strategy is working. in the most recent cbs news/"new york times" poll here in ohio, romney's unfavorable rating of 43% exceeded his favorable rating of 40%. the president acknowledged today he is being outraised by mr. romney and republican outside groups, but he tried to turn it into a virtue. >> i mean they have got folks writing $10 million checks. $20 million checks. they should be contributing that to a scholarship fund to send kids to college. >> reporter: here's the peril for both sides. come november voters may be sick of all that advertising, which is another reason, norah, that the obama campaign argues it was wise to spend big this summer before viewers started to tune in all out. >> reporter: all right, thank you, n
they argue it was money well spent, defining governor romney right after he clinched the republican nomination. in the 12 top battle ground states the obama campaign has spent more than $100 million since may on ads like this one. >> a new $250,000 tax cut to millionaires. >> reporter: attacking mr. romney's business record and tax plan. the obama campaign contends the strategy is working. in the most recent cbs news/"new york times" poll here in ohio, romney's unfavorable...
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so, the voters are understandably confused. >> all right, romney says himself. i didn't have 500 billion dollar worth of medicare cuts and this was a state program, and the states have a right to experiment and you expected, you liked it in massachusetts and that's very different than the federal program. you're arguing that that, those differences aren't going to sell. why not? >> the same person designed both plans, john mcdunna who has called obamacare, romney care with three more zeros, instead of millions we're talking billions and when romney says, well, we didn't cut medicare states have no authority over medicare, that's a bogus claim. and he says, well, we didn't raise taxes, well, they've pushed the tax increases on the federal taxpayers because it's an expansion of medicaid. >> paul: this hasn't, however, so far and some of us and i would include myself in it, thought this would hurt romney during the primary season, but it doesn't seem to have done so. why do you think it's suddenly going to hurt him in the general election, if it hasn't made in diff
so, the voters are understandably confused. >> all right, romney says himself. i didn't have 500 billion dollar worth of medicare cuts and this was a state program, and the states have a right to experiment and you expected, you liked it in massachusetts and that's very different than the federal program. you're arguing that that, those differences aren't going to sell. why not? >> the same person designed both plans, john mcdunna who has called obamacare, romney care with three...
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i think president obama is much closer to getting it right. mr. romney has said a few dumb things. tavis: you lived to write this book and tell the story in your own voice. there are those around you that are not as fortute. >> that is correct. tavis: how do you feel about the death that came to those around you? >> it was terrifying. two of my translators in italy and japan, and my japanese translator actually died. he was a college professor. he was killed one night on campus in an elevator shaft, and it is clear from the investigation that this was not some random killing. this was a professional hit. these were paid assassins sent to do this. my norwegian publisher was shot in the back three times, and again it was a professional hit. i sometimes felt that because i was not killed, there was a public feeling that maybe nobody was trying to kill me. it was being exaggerated and so on, but this was a war. people in real danger. people very badly hurt. i felt responsible for that. they were hit because they were easier to hit than me, and i remember having this conversation with m
i think president obama is much closer to getting it right. mr. romney has said a few dumb things. tavis: you lived to write this book and tell the story in your own voice. there are those around you that are not as fortute. >> that is correct. tavis: how do you feel about the death that came to those around you? >> it was terrifying. two of my translators in italy and japan, and my japanese translator actually died. he was a college professor. he was killed one night on campus in...
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romney right now has a 2-1 lead in south carolina because the conservatives are all divided there as well. if they don't get behind a single conservative candidate, and very, very soon, this thing is over. >> santorum may have already blown it in new hampshire because he's speaking to an student audience and got into an argument about gay marriage. it's legal in new hampshire and popular in new hampshire and wasn't forced them on some elites. so new hampshire is not -- santorum's kind of state. but there is a lot -- there are some [everyone talking at once] >> don't have to win -- perform the expectations, jon huntsman could po off some independents. then they go on the south carolina and see what happens. >> so you just going to say -- new hampshire doesn't matter? >> it matters a lot because if romney performs below expectations, then that can maybe give rick santorum a chance. >> the public republican party is alive and well because they're probably going to stomp out santorum, as well as the others, and mitt romney is going to run as the inevitable mainstream candidate, thanks to
romney right now has a 2-1 lead in south carolina because the conservatives are all divided there as well. if they don't get behind a single conservative candidate, and very, very soon, this thing is over. >> santorum may have already blown it in new hampshire because he's speaking to an student audience and got into an argument about gay marriage. it's legal in new hampshire and popular in new hampshire and wasn't forced them on some elites. so new hampshire is not -- santorum's kind of...
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right now? basically trying to define him based on what is it considered by his campaign as a strength? >> no. because what was done back then was toake a guy who was a certified war hero ando suggest that somehow he wasn't. and that was grossly unfair. the fact of the matter is that governor romney has a background and an approach and a set of policies that are far different than the ones the president supports. we are very much for policies that are going to boost the middle class. we believe in building this economy from the middle class out. he believes in a top-down approach. and it flows from his experience and the lens through which he sees this economy. and so that's very much fair game. i wouldn't say it's the same at all. let me just add one thing, anderson, and that is, one of the reasons why mark notes -- as mark notes that people don't really know governor romney. even though he's run for president twice. is because he's never told them who he is. he's never told them what motivates
right now? basically trying to define him based on what is it considered by his campaign as a strength? >> no. because what was done back then was toake a guy who was a certified war hero ando suggest that somehow he wasn't. and that was grossly unfair. the fact of the matter is that governor romney has a background and an approach and a set of policies that are far different than the ones the president supports. we are very much for policies that are going to boost the middle class. we...
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. >> mitt romney: i think the president's right. i think this is a very clear choice for the american people as to what america's future will look like. the president's vision is one of a larger and larger government with trillion-dollar deficits that promises everything to everyone. that's the course that he has laid out. his policy for the-- the-- economy is more stimulus, more government spending. my course is very different than that. mine says make government smaller. don't build these massive deficits that pass debt onto our kids. rebuild the foundation of america's strength with great homes, great schools, with entrepreneurship and innovation. keep government as a-- if you will, facilitator of freedom in america, but don't have government take away the rights and the freedoms of the american people. >> pelley: ten years ago, when you were running for governor of massachusetts, you were solidly pro-choice on abortion. now, you're against abortion except in cases of rape, incest or the health of the mother. when you were runnin
. >> mitt romney: i think the president's right. i think this is a very clear choice for the american people as to what america's future will look like. the president's vision is one of a larger and larger government with trillion-dollar deficits that promises everything to everyone. that's the course that he has laid out. his policy for the-- the-- economy is more stimulus, more government spending. my course is very different than that. mine says make government smaller. don't build...
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, right. okay. campaign is leaking strategy, what mitt romney wants to call barack obama on his deceptions. my question is, is it smart to leak the strategy and is that a smart strategy to go after obama's deception? >> it allows barack obama to polish his deception. [ laughter ] >> to are pointed i wouldn't agree with that strategy. that is pretty much what they have been doing up until now so far is reacting to bain capital and the rest of it. which 'puts them on defensive and having them play obama's game. i think romney probably needs to go in there with a thought out piece by piece critique of barack obama's economic policies linking him to the weak economy that he has presided over four years. i say that because my sense, paul, there are a substantial number of voters. people lo say i think i'm going to vote for president obama. i don't feel that strongly about it, but i don't think mr. romney has made the case with me. i wish i could hear him out before i make up my mind. this is the op
, right. okay. campaign is leaking strategy, what mitt romney wants to call barack obama on his deceptions. my question is, is it smart to leak the strategy and is that a smart strategy to go after obama's deception? >> it allows barack obama to polish his deception. [ laughter ] >> to are pointed i wouldn't agree with that strategy. that is pretty much what they have been doing up until now so far is reacting to bain capital and the rest of it. which 'puts them on defensive and...
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romney is right, his message has not pulled him past mr. obama in these competitive battleground states. now we read he will have to get tougher or come up with some new strategy which means the campaign will get nastier and uglier and more divisive. that is my thinking on it. he will have to do something beyond just talking about the economy no matter how important is. i come back with your charts and graphs, even if he lays the message out, it is not enough at the moment. what is that extra? he will have to come up beyond talking about the economy even if he is right? >> there are threehings that he will do. the first which political strategists know and are fascinated by, you had in june or july a hemorrhage of money from obam the tour money into these states in the spent far more than romney. they have much less cash on hand. they were gambling they could hit him so hard it would cripple him for the fall campaign. that has not happened. they're about neck and neck and they're ready comparative. second, he goes to a bigger contrast rathe
romney is right, his message has not pulled him past mr. obama in these competitive battleground states. now we read he will have to get tougher or come up with some new strategy which means the campaign will get nastier and uglier and more divisive. that is my thinking on it. he will have to do something beyond just talking about the economy no matter how important is. i come back with your charts and graphs, even if he lays the message out, it is not enough at the moment. what is that extra?...
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obama -- mitt romney. in a column i wrotote frididay the mistakes that matter the economy might not matter as muchch as replicans like to think. the election is coming down to eight states and there is no mamath -- rney coulde presidenunless he wiwins virginia a ohio. the economy is n not tt bad in thosose classes. in f fact,irginia is p pretty good. in those places in --- is having trouble in theolls, ohio, the governor's issue of unions -- >> the ballot issue -- >> almost everybody in ohio is relateted to someone who belongs to a union because a heavy tradition in manufacturing. asas a consequence, it created a t of ambivivalence towarard the republican pararty. in an environment where ohio as a revented itself just about as well as any state in the midwest, it is hard for him to say hcan make the economy appreciably better. in virginia, another set of issues. the e economy is doing well and virginia hasas changnged the lot of on the days when it was se in ththe conservative republican columnmn. women's
obama -- mitt romney. in a column i wrotote frididay the mistakes that matter the economy might not matter as muchch as replicans like to think. the election is coming down to eight states and there is no mamath -- rney coulde presidenunless he wiwins virginia a ohio. the economy is n not tt bad in thosose classes. in f fact,irginia is p pretty good. in those places in --- is having trouble in theolls, ohio, the governor's issue of unions -- >> the ballot issue -- >> almost...
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thank you, mitt romney. but you know what, folks, this guy is so humble, i bet will never hear him take credit for it. we'll be right back with more analysis and "slate" >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. folks, now that obamacare has been ruled constitutional, many questions remain. for instance, what? here to tell me what is slate's senior legal editor emily bazelon. emily, thank you so much for joining me again. emily, now wait one second. first of all, broccoli? broccoli? >> well, i actually really like broccoli. >> stephen: i will tell you what, i will put this in a gosy bag. >> all right. >> stephen: now as a conservative, as somebody who opposes this decision where can we go from here? >> you could elect mitt romney and hope-- . >> stephen: an he can veto the decision. >> coget congress to repeal it. we have to start all over again. >> stephen: but by the time we get that it might be 2014 and obama care would be in place and people might like it. >> that's a problem. >> stephen: that is a real probl
thank you, mitt romney. but you know what, folks, this guy is so humble, i bet will never hear him take credit for it. we'll be right back with more analysis and "slate" >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. folks, now that obamacare has been ruled constitutional, many questions remain. for instance, what? here to tell me what is slate's senior legal editor emily bazelon. emily, thank you so much for joining me again. emily, now wait one second. first of all, broccoli? broccoli?...
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at times it's down right nasty. >> the issue that's troubling me is ann romney. i don't like the prominence that she is taking. she is enjoying herself a little too much. she thinks she's running for office. she is not doing him a service, as far as i am concerned, by playing such a prominent role. the country club woman. i've been around women like that all my life. i don't like them. ms. perfect. >> i really get ticked off whenever i talk about the battle between the establishment and grass roots and i'm constantly told it doesn't exist. i'm constantly told, no, you're just being a drama queen. i'm told, ohno, you're just making stuff up. you need to stop talking about crap like this. i'm told that every single week. >> that's a sample of what right wing talk radio sounds like right now. that's not at all what fox news sounds like right now. this is the stuff that frank rich is writing about today. after his week-long embed in conservative media, his piece is called "my embed in red." thank you for being here. do you feel like those were fair samples in talking
at times it's down right nasty. >> the issue that's troubling me is ann romney. i don't like the prominence that she is taking. she is enjoying herself a little too much. she thinks she's running for office. she is not doing him a service, as far as i am concerned, by playing such a prominent role. the country club woman. i've been around women like that all my life. i don't like them. ms. perfect. >> i really get ticked off whenever i talk about the battle between the establishment...
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>> the fact is romney is right in this sense. they have consistently for decades kept their currency devalued in order to magnify their exports. sell them at cheaper prices. we have been protest that go for decades. when romney can do anything about that i don't know. but the real question is how do you deal in chin with this way without getting into a trade war which would be damaging to both sides? that is going to take real diplomacy and pressure with china. >> in a trade war, who wins mort? >> we do. we have a trade deficit with them of $300 billion a year. >> you can no more win a trade war than you can win an earthquake. everybody knows that. >> nobody will win in a trade war. but we've got to find some better way of balancing the trade. as pat says we have huge deficits in trade with china for decades and a good part of the reason is not because they have a very low wage cost including for a lot of american products but the fact is they keep their currency low to magnify their exports. >> the u.s. cannot win without china
>> the fact is romney is right in this sense. they have consistently for decades kept their currency devalued in order to magnify their exports. sell them at cheaper prices. we have been protest that go for decades. when romney can do anything about that i don't know. but the real question is how do you deal in chin with this way without getting into a trade war which would be damaging to both sides? that is going to take real diplomacy and pressure with china. >> in a trade war,...
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romney has and enthusiasm back on the right. they both have an enthusiasm back on both sides. what gives? how is that going to play out? >> i think you are basically right. you could add one more point to it, which is that groups at the core of the modern coalition, what i called the coalition of the desceant, minorities, young people, ana college educated whites, they are among those being hit absolutely hardest by the recession. obama and need to those groups should turn out that have suffered in the last few years. as you point out, the most conservative elements of the republican party are dubious of romney. generally speaking, both campaigns are relying heavily on the concern about the party to generate a a turnout. what i would mean for the environment, spending on social programs and health care -- what that would mean for the environment, spending on social programs, health care, should mean turn out. older voters are rolled lead going to be more motivated to show up and vote against president obama. -- older voters are probably going to be more motivated to shop and g
romney has and enthusiasm back on the right. they both have an enthusiasm back on both sides. what gives? how is that going to play out? >> i think you are basically right. you could add one more point to it, which is that groups at the core of the modern coalition, what i called the coalition of the desceant, minorities, young people, ana college educated whites, they are among those being hit absolutely hardest by the recession. obama and need to those groups should turn out that have...
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mitt romney will say it is national-security. >> that's right. but i think obama's wants to go there because i think with benghazi he is in trouble. neil: with you pay a lower rate excederin excederin excederin does that go through to the folks at home? >> yes. there is always employees were says employers. neil: good that hurt in the swing state? are you worried? >> i think what frustrates me is obama's has a brilliant campaiin strategy killing the economy. 1.1 trillion dollar deficit pretend $100 billion tax increase on the rich will close the gap. it will not then criticize every spending reduction pretending romney's idea is to reduce spending will jeopardize the middle class. we know what jeopardize is it, the runaway spending. neil: three weeks to make the argument. >> people have to realize it kills the private-sector. neil: the brain behind bain capital that has been the focus of this campaign. now the next one in florida they are already calling it the rubber match. not to disparage the president he just showed up. mitt romney was the sa
mitt romney will say it is national-security. >> that's right. but i think obama's wants to go there because i think with benghazi he is in trouble. neil: with you pay a lower rate excederin excederin excederin does that go through to the folks at home? >> yes. there is always employees were says employers. neil: good that hurt in the swing state? are you worried? >> i think what frustrates me is obama's has a brilliant campaiin strategy killing the economy. 1.1 trillion...
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romney's plan and i'm quoting here, on net, all of these policies would do more harm in the short term. if we implemented all of his policies it would push us deeper into recession and make the recovery slower. that's not my spin. that's not my opinion. that's what independent, economic analysis says. as for the long term, remember that the economic vision of mr. romney and his allies in congress was tested just a few years ago. we tried this. their policies did not grow the economy. they did not grow the middle class. they did not reduce our debt. why would we think that they would work better this time? >> we can't afford to jeopardize our future by repealing the mistakes of the past? not now. not when there's so much at stake. i've got a different vision for america. >> i believe that you can't bring down the debt without a strong and growing economy, and i believe that you can't have a strong and growing economy without a strong and growing middle class. [ applause ] >> this has to be our start. an economy that is built not from the top down, but from a growing middle class. it pro
romney's plan and i'm quoting here, on net, all of these policies would do more harm in the short term. if we implemented all of his policies it would push us deeper into recession and make the recovery slower. that's not my spin. that's not my opinion. that's what independent, economic analysis says. as for the long term, remember that the economic vision of mr. romney and his allies in congress was tested just a few years ago. we tried this. their policies did not grow the economy. they did...
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when is mitt romney going to tell us what he really thinks, really beliefs, thinks voters have a right to know about what he does if he gets into the white house? will he let people languish in the emergency room, all 40 million of the uninsured, which is his official position, or is he going to do something nice for those people? will he push the right wing agenda on abortion rights, dumping planned parenthood funding, picking right wing judges for the supreme court or do what he said yesterday, nothing, nothing at all. have you nothing to fear. nothing at all, he said. i don't think romney wants anybody to know what his plans are. he wants to keep the middle calmly believing he doesn't intend to do any of that mean stuff he promises to do when he sits down with the right wing folks on whom he said is hard. joining me is michele richards now volunteering for the obama campaign, and david jones from mother corn author of "47% ". >> the latest gallup tracking poll shows obama leading romney 50/45, but among likely voters they're tied 48%. net two-point game for obama since yesterday. if
when is mitt romney going to tell us what he really thinks, really beliefs, thinks voters have a right to know about what he does if he gets into the white house? will he let people languish in the emergency room, all 40 million of the uninsured, which is his official position, or is he going to do something nice for those people? will he push the right wing agenda on abortion rights, dumping planned parenthood funding, picking right wing judges for the supreme court or do what he said...
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romney does support the right to an abortion. it fails to mention that he outspokenly confirms overturning the right if in the first place. mitt believes that life begins at conception and believes that the right next step is for the supreme court to overturn roe v. wade. governor romney has taken different positions on roe v wade and different aportion rights. he is running against ted kennedy in 1974. >> i believe abortion should be safe and legal in this country. i have since my mom took that position in 1970 as a senate candidate. i believe that since roe v. wade has been the law for 20 years, we should sustain and support it. i sustain and support the right of a woman to make that choice. >> in 1994 in his losing race against ted kennedy. in 2002, he also ran strongly as pro choice. years later, he talked about his prolive report. >> i have consistently been pro life. >> even though you were effective effectively pro choice. >> on all the bills that came to my desk, i came down on the side of life. >> this time, mr. romney b
romney does support the right to an abortion. it fails to mention that he outspokenly confirms overturning the right if in the first place. mitt believes that life begins at conception and believes that the right next step is for the supreme court to overturn roe v. wade. governor romney has taken different positions on roe v wade and different aportion rights. he is running against ted kennedy in 1974. >> i believe abortion should be safe and legal in this country. i have since my mom...
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romney and i. it ain't right. [laughter] [applause] a recipe forno t economic growth. that is not going to make us stronger. that is not going to make our young people more educated. that is not going to make us more competitive in this global economy. what i have said is no. here is what we need to do. we need to invest more in education. i want to hire more teachers, especially in math and science. [applause] i 1 2 million more people to have access to community colleges -- i want to million people to have access to community colleges so they can get jobs right now. i want to make college more affordable so young people do not have as much debt when they graduate. that is my vision for how we will move forward. [applause] i want to stop giving subsidies to oil companies that have never been more successful, never made more profits. i want to take that money and give subsidies to clean energy, to the energy of the future that has never been more profitable. it -- promising. fuel-efficient cars. solar power. when pa. biodiesel. putting folks back to work. creating home
romney and i. it ain't right. [laughter] [applause] a recipe forno t economic growth. that is not going to make us stronger. that is not going to make our young people more educated. that is not going to make us more competitive in this global economy. what i have said is no. here is what we need to do. we need to invest more in education. i want to hire more teachers, especially in math and science. [applause] i 1 2 million more people to have access to community colleges -- i want to million...
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what is he doing here to romney? >> you're right. he's very smart and politically savvy. the thing is, grge bush, i thk,oesn't really care. you make a lot of money at these kinds of speeches and frankly there's no love lost between bush himself and romney and george bush did not simply go to the republican national convention in tampa. the romney people did not want him to go, d n want voters and in a weird way this is george bush saying, fine, you don't want me there, i'm going to show up in the caymans five daysefore the election. >> ll, 'srevee. thanks for your time this evening. >>> early voting kicked off in iowa today but many are bng suppressed. the fight continues, next. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all ve something very interesting in common. ..h epnowledge of their subjects.s... as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> finally tonight, it's on. this was the scene a
what is he doing here to romney? >> you're right. he's very smart and politically savvy. the thing is, grge bush, i thk,oesn't really care. you make a lot of money at these kinds of speeches and frankly there's no love lost between bush himself and romney and george bush did not simply go to the republican national convention in tampa. the romney people did not want him to go, d n want voters and in a weird way this is george bush saying, fine, you don't want me there, i'm going to show...
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>> that's correct. >> the back track isn't silencing romney's right wing critics. in fact, it seems to beç inflaming em. "the wall street journal" have called it an unforced error. and says the campaign looks confused in addition to being politically dumb. that's in quotes. also quote, the campaign's insular staff and strategy that are slowly squandering an historic opportunity. end of quote. at the same time more and more conservatives are criticizing how romney are running his campaign. calling on him to get specific on something. on anything. the journal said quote, the romney campaign thinks they can play it safe and coast to the white house. but what americans want to hear from the challenger is some understanding of why the president's policies aren't working and how mr. romney's policies will do better. he is losing ground. and bill chrissal if they are quote, dopes. joining me now bob franken. thank you both for joining me. erin, let's start with romney's flip-flop on the tax issue. will this hurt him? >> oh, of course. it already has started to hurt him.
>> that's correct. >> the back track isn't silencing romney's right wing critics. in fact, it seems to beç inflaming em. "the wall street journal" have called it an unforced error. and says the campaign looks confused in addition to being politically dumb. that's in quotes. also quote, the campaign's insular staff and strategy that are slowly squandering an historic opportunity. end of quote. at the same time more and more conservatives are criticizing how romney are...
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did the right thing. >> everybody ges caught up in the moment. carl cameron on the campaign trail. we'll bring in our guest and columnist bill kristol. you have to wonder what the late night comics where he comes up to paul ryan. sometimes i have been known to make a mistake. >> i don't know. i suppose so. but it was a good natured occasion and a good recovery by mitt romney. it is tough to pull off and they did it quickly and they didn't have a huge amount of time to prepare. paul ryan flew in last night or this morning. >> can you see ann romney. pointing, you are doing it wrong. >> okay, ryan-romney ticket. i can live with that. i don't think ann romney was enthusiastic. chris, what do you think? >> this pick, there are risks with this pick with the older voterss and ryan budget as relate to medicare and social security. they are undoubtedly true. but you are talking about with karl. mitt romney needed to the trajectory of the lace. i am sure mitt romney made the choice before the polls were out and i am sure today's choice and i suspect mitt
did the right thing. >> everybody ges caught up in the moment. carl cameron on the campaign trail. we'll bring in our guest and columnist bill kristol. you have to wonder what the late night comics where he comes up to paul ryan. sometimes i have been known to make a mistake. >> i don't know. i suppose so. but it was a good natured occasion and a good recovery by mitt romney. it is tough to pull off and they did it quickly and they didn't have a huge amount of time to prepare. paul...
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the romney campaign right now. in an editorial, this is the gospel of the conservative movement in some ways. the romney campaign thinks it can play it safe and coast to the white house. mr. romney promised republicans that he was the best man to make the case against president obama, whom they desperately want to defeat. so far mr. romney is letting them down. george? >> to be fair to the romney campaign, at some point in every campaign, the people aren't included in the campaign, which is 90 mkt prp activists, we can do it better. >> that happened a month ago for the democrats. >> so this is for normal. governor romney seems to be risk-averse. a four-corner stall, that almost killed basketball. so, they put in a 30-second shot clock. he'll have to do something more than say, obama's not working and he said to cbs news this week, as long as i keep talking about the economy i'll win. but you say about the economy and what you hope you give to people. >> the editorial paper is att k attacking obama. on one hand, geo
the romney campaign right now. in an editorial, this is the gospel of the conservative movement in some ways. the romney campaign thinks it can play it safe and coast to the white house. mr. romney promised republicans that he was the best man to make the case against president obama, whom they desperately want to defeat. so far mr. romney is letting them down. george? >> to be fair to the romney campaign, at some point in every campaign, the people aren't included in the campaign, which...